The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-09

in giving utterance to the feelings Of
their hearts in hymns and songs. This
will increase the pleasure of the meet
Iings, and make all feel that they have
an equal interest in worship and re-
joicing.i
THE RELIEF SOCIETIES..
The mission of the Relief Societies
rs organized among US, is truly grand
and benefcent. There is no limit to
/ their labors and usefulness while suf-
fering and want exist in our midst. To
aid the needy by feeding the hungry
and clothing the destitute is distlnc-
lively and peculiarly their mission. In
the energetic performance of their
duty human sympathy and divine
mercy are beautifully harmonized. In
extending relief to the poor, the love
of God and CT our fellows is clearly
manifest. 1t is more praiseworthy for
a relief society to be able to say
There are none in our Ward in need
of food, raiment or shelter.D than to
report thousands of dollars IN hand,
while the needs OF the poor are I'M
supplied.
| These societies have done a vast
amount of good among us, and the
members have been of great service III
| assisting the Priesthood in the wards
| in caring tor the destitute and in sup
plying the wants of those who have
been in need of help. In these labors
we desire to give them every encOur-
| agement and to invoke the blessing of
| heaven upon them, and all their eXer-
| tions for the benefit. of suffering hu-
| manity.
THE CARE OF THE POOR.
As the winter season is approaching,
it is proper that each Bisnop and his
Counse1ors should take the necessary
steps to properly care for the poor
who live in their wards. They should
call the Relief Societies to their aid IN
this labor. The reasonable wants of
the poor should be supplied and the
paDgs of poverty and destitHtion
should be ayerted. God has greatly
blessed US in the fruits of our fields
and gardens, in our focks and herds,
and IN giving US comfortable habIS2-
tions and means to sustain ourselves,
and we should always remember the
words of the Apostle James: "Pure
religion and undetiled before God and
the Father is this, to visit the father
less and widows in their atilictiOn, and
world"
While it has always been the
policy of our people to encourage ln-
duStry and to repreSs idleneSs in every
form, and to expect all persons to
contribute, according to their ability,
to their own support; still there are
many cases where the aged and the in
firm, or the unfortunate, cannot, with
the utmost eXertion and economy, OBJ
tain through their own labors suffi-
cient to sustain themselves. 1t would
be great evil among US 10 encourage
any class in living upon the beneYo-
lence of the community. No system
of begging should be permitted.
Those able to work should be fur
niShed employment. Persons who are
tain it in preference to being fed with
the bread of charity; and all should
be encouraged 10 labor according to
their strength. This policy, if wisely
pursued will prevent pauperlSm, de-
velop self eXertion and confidence, ard |
produce Self-respect. 1t is cause |
of great pleasure TO think that beg |
gary is unknown throughout our set |
Elements. There is no need for any |
one, however destitute, to publicly |
solicit aims. But While this is the |
case, the sensitive and those who |
shrink from asking aid, who CONCEAL, |
in some Instances, their poverty, |
should be carefully locked after by the |
Relief Societies under the direction Of !
the Bishops of the WardS,S thai there |
may be no individual in any of our
wards suffering for the want of food or
any other article necessary to Sustain
or preserve life. The community whose
hearts are open to the cries of distress,
Who are ready to administer of the
substance which the Lord gives them
to relieve their fellow creatures, may
always depend upon the favor OF the
Lord, for he loves those who are kind
to their fellow men, and who admin
lister to their necessities, whose hearts
are tender, and who readily respond to
of this character which
are made upon them, or who antici-
pate them by givingifreely to the desti-
tute.
FAST OFFERINGS.
In some of our wards there is not
proper care taken in the collection OF
the fast offerings of the people. The
first Thursday in the month has been
fasting and of prayer That day should
be strictly observed. Fast offerings
should be brought with liberal hand
to the Bishop OF each ward, that he ;
may be prepared to supply those who
are dependent upon the ward for suS-
tenance. Some wards require consld-
cradle aid from The Church to help
sustain their poor, because their own
last offerings do not supply them;
while sometimes in the same Stake
there are other wards where there are
.eW, if any dependent poor. Presidents
Of Stakes should make arrangements
with the Bishops of the last named (
wards to transfer their fast offerings |
o the Bishop of some contiguous I
ward which has more peor within it's {
borders than itS own fast offerings {
= i'll supply. In this way all the peo-
Die can have an equal opportunity of
LONG their duty to the poor. I
THE LESSONS oF.LIBERAITY.
Experience has abundantIy proved 6
hat those who are attentive to those t
nd all other duties required by the
Ierd receive His blessing. God does i
less thO-e who devote themselves
7ith singieness of purpose to His a
work. Il proof of this were needed, s
me has only to notice the condition of t
\ y